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Diabetic Lady, With High Blood Pressure Has Rising Temperature, Chest Tightness, Leg Swelling. Hospitalized For Pneumonia. Cause Of Symptoms?

My 83 year old family member has episodes where her temperature goes up, she has tightness in the chest, feels unwell, and her legs swell up & get shiny and then the swelling goes away within an hour. She is currently in hospital with pneumonia has diabetes and takes blood pressure medication. What might be causing these episodes?
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Hi thanks for your question.
Your 83 year old member is daibetic and hypertensive.Diabetics are more prone to infection and that too in old age when immunity is decreased.She has developed infection of the lungs called as pneumonia.The symptoms( increased temperature ,tightness in chest and feeling unwell) she is having most probably could be due to pneumonia.The swollen legs could be due to cardiac failure which may be associated with pneumona ,diabetes and increasedblood pressure.
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Diabetic Lady, With High Blood Pressure Has Rising Temperature, Chest Tightness, Leg Swelling. Hospitalized For Pneumonia. Cause Of Symptoms?

Hi thanks for your question. Your 83 year old member is daibetic and hypertensive.Diabetics are more prone to infection and that too in old age when immunity is decreased.She has developed infection of the lungs called as pneumonia.The symptoms( increased temperature ,tightness in chest and feeling unwell) she is having most probably could be due to pneumonia.The swollen legs could be due to cardiac failure which may be associated with pneumona ,diabetes and increasedblood pressure. Hope this answers your question.